Artwork
Tiens papa! ... un singe! ...
Tiens papa! ... un singe! ... is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1858 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. 'Tiens papa!
About this work
Overview
'Tiens papa! ... un singe!' is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, depicting a man and child together in a lively outdoor setting.
Subject & Meaning
The scene shows a man, dressed in a long coat and hat, holding hands with a child, set against a backdrop of people swimming or relaxing by a pool, capturing a moment of everyday life in 19th-century France.
Technique & Style
The work is a lithograph, a style of printmaking that allows for detailed and nuanced depictions, as seen in the casual, relaxed atmosphere conveyed by the figures in the scene.
Artist & collection
Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
